MANSFIELD, OH- Singer-Songwriter Crystal Bowersox will be performing music from her new album, "Alive," on Thursday, November 2nd at 8:00 PM at the Richland Academy of the Arts.

This new album offers a take on life, love, and resilience through a variety of genres.

Crystal Bowersox is known for many things: her soulful and distinctive voice; her ability to transcend genres across folk-pop, classic rock, soul, blues and country; and her capacity for spreading a positive message of love and light through her songwriting. Her newly released album "Alive," fully displays her songwriting prowess and unmistakable voice.

A northwest Ohio native currently calling Nashville home, she has built her life around music. Crystal’s love for music developed at an early age from a need to find peace in a chaotic world. Through art and creation, Crystal was able to direct her energy and emotion, finding a way to mend a mind in turmoil. For her, music was always the most effective form of catharsis, and she would play for anyone, anywhere. In her own words, "My guitar was an appendage. I couldn’t live without it."

Her interesting life story, though only 32 years of age, includes the following:

Toledo, Ohio native who attended the Toledo School for the Arts

Living with Type 1 Diabetes since the age of 6 and now an inspiration to all diabetics

2010 American Idol Runner-up

Performing all over the world and now calling Nashville home

One of Crystal’s songwriting partners describes her singing, Crystal has "a voice like dirt and diamonds." Her music is intended to bring a positive message of love and light to the world – things that folks will be able to take with them on their own journey, so that they, too, can feel truly alive.

Bowersox will present a free mini-concert to local elementary students during the afternoon of November 2nd. This free student concert is in support of diabetes awareness month (November 2017). Since her introduction to the world through television (American Idol), Crystal has used her talents to benefit causes close to her heart and has become an advocate and inspiration for people living with Type 1 Diabetes.